eagerly

1. 1.

   with eagerness; in an eager manner

   “the news was eagerly awaited”

   Synonymsthirstily

Questions about eagerly

What does eagerly mean?

eagerly means "with eagerness; in an eager manner".

How many syllables are in eagerly?

eagerly has 3 syllables: ea-ger-ly. The stress falls on "ea". In IPA it is /ˈiɡɚli/.

What is another word for eagerly?

Close synonyms include thirstily. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is eagerly a common word?

eagerly is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.